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By Stephan Helgesen | Nov 25, 2022
The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper recently ran an article about the emergence of the New Mexico Sun.
By Carla Sonntag | Nov 22, 2022
The New Mexico Sun was established to bring fresh light to issues that matter most to New Mexicans.
By Pete Dinelli | Nov 22, 2022
Democrat Pat Davis And Republican Trudy Jones have announced that they will not seek another term on the Albuquerque City Council in the 2023 municipal election.
By Stephan Helgesen | Nov 15, 2022
In the movie "The Untouchables," Sean Connery is confronted by a would-be assassin. Connery surprises him by brandishing a sawed-off shotgun (the assassin has a switchblade).
By Stephan Helgesen | Oct 31, 2022
I recently joined the ranks of the canceled after six years of my participation in a political talk show on a Santa Fe NPR affiliate.
By Charles Sullivan | Oct 25, 2022
Did the number of ballots cast in the NM general election of November 3, 2020 equal the number of voters?
By Bill Peacock | Oct 20, 2022
Fossil fuels have played a large role in the well being of New Mexico for decades.
By Stephan Helgesen | Oct 20, 2022
The debate over what to do about America's homeless population is reaching the breaking point as tent cities pop up like spring dandelions in communities all across this fruited plain.
By Charles Sullivan | Sep 21, 2022
Although NM legislators are the only state legislators in the country not to receive a salary (they do receive a per diem living expense), if they serve at least 10 years, they receive a golden parachute retirement.
By Sarah Smith | Sep 9, 2022
On September 6, the Las Cruces City Council and Mayor voted unanimously to allow recreational marijuana to be sold right next to New America School, despite the fact that the City Ordinance calls for a minimum buffer distance of 300 feet between a school and a marijuana dispensary.
By Stephan Helgesen | Sep 7, 2022
There was a time when the millions of huddled masses yearning to breathe free were grateful for the opportunity to make the long ocean voyage to the shores of the New World.
By Tom Vaillancourt | Sep 6, 2022
In the past several months I have posted articles with one overriding theme, “Loss of Freedom”.
By Sarah Smith | Aug 22, 2022
The CDC recently changed their COVID-19 guidance with an update that the unvaccinated should no longer be treated differently than the vaccinated.
By Stephan Helgesen | Aug 18, 2022
It's time to rise up from your easy chair and stop shouting at the TV every time you hear words like gender equity, CRT, election deniers, climate change and extremist ultra MAGAns.
By Bernadette Valadez | Aug 15, 2022
Personal tragedy is how I learned that it is not registered gun owners who are the problem in America. It is those who buy illegal guns for nefarious reasons.
By Tom Vaillancourt | Aug 12, 2022
How much freedom are the Citizens of New Mexico willing to give up in exchange for security, provided by dictates from Santa Fe and “free” (Paid for by the taxpayer) stuff?
By Doug Truax | Aug 12, 2022
Transparency fosters trust. That’s why we read food labels and check out the deed to the house we’re buying. And, in New Mexico’s election system, it’s why the law allows you to inspect voter registration records.
By Rebecca Dow | Aug 9, 2022
Back in 2018, a state district judge issued an historic decision identifying the long-time shortcomings and faults of New Mexico’s Public Education System
By Renee Grout | Aug 5, 2022
I can’t think of any topic in the last 50 years that has been more divisive than legalized abortion.
By Pete Dinelli | Jul 22, 2022
On May 19 and July 19, APD officials proclaimed they had a 97% homicide clearance rate for 2022 with 47 suspects arrested, charged or identified in 40 recent and past homicide cases. The 97% figure is very misleading.
